Helo,
Sort is the solution to your problem:
In[1]:=
testList=Module[{s="borut"},
Transpose[
{Characters[s],ToCharacterCode[s]-96}
]
]
Out[1]=
{{b,2},{o,15},{r,18},{u,21},{t,20}}
In[2]:=
Sort[testList,(#1[[2]]<#2[[2]])&]
Out[2]=
{{b,2},{o,15},{r,18},{t,20},{u,21}}
I built the test list first and then sorted it accordig to the criteria, which is written
as a pure function that compares the second elements ([[2]]) of each two sequential pairs
(left pair = #1, right one = #2). The list is internally changing until the changing stops
and - voila, the sorted list is returned.
Helps?
Borut Levart
Slovenia
"Guibout" <guibout at ifrance.com> wrote in message news:c4be1n$702$1 at smc.vnet.net...
> Hi,
> I have a list of the form
> {{something1,x1},{something2,x2},{something3,x3}} where x1,x2, x3 are
> numbers. I want to sort this list with respect to xi. In other word if
> x2<x3<x1 I want Mathematica to produce:
> {{something2,x2},{something3,x3},{something1,x1}}
> Thanks for your help
> Vincent
>